And the chemical that is added to denatured ethanol to make it non-drinkable
is methanol, a one-carbon alcohol which, if you drink it, will make you
blind, sick, and demented.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From Charles D. Sorkin <cdsorkin at ix.netcom.com>
To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 07, 2000 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: denatured alcohol
>Denatured alcohol (of any specification) is regular ethanol to which is
>added any of a long list of chemicals whose only purpose is to make you
>severely ill without killing you. From reports I've heard, the effect is
so
>horrible as to make you wish you were dead. The additives are otherwise
>inert, so that it won't affect industrial applications or chemical
>reactions. The point is so that laboratories can keep it on the shelf
>without worrying about boozing employees stealing it. And also to avoid
>excise taxes on alcohol for consumption.
>
>Regards,
>
>Charles
>B. S. Chemistry (I know quite a bit of BC about chemistry)
>'74 Midget
>'68 Sprite
>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>Bloomfield, NJ
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